Codex use cases
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Start with the most common Codex workflows.
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Manage your inbox
Have Codex find the emails that matter and write the replies in your voice.
Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/manage-your-inbox)
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Use your computer with Codex
Let Codex click, type, and navigate apps on your Mac.
Knowledge Work Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/use-your-computer-with-codex)
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Follow a goal
Give Codex a durable objective for long-running work.
Engineering Automation](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/follow-goals)
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Productivity & Collaboration Coordinate work across apps, data, and teams. Web development Build responsive UI from designs and prompts. Game development Prototype loops, UI, and gameplay faster. Native development Build and debug iOS and macOS apps. Production systems Navigate, refactor, and review real codebases. Security Assess code, review changes, and remediate security findings. Life Sciences Use GPT-Rosalind to accelerate scientific research and drug discovery.
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Set up a teammate
Give Codex a durable view of your work so it can notice what changed.
Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/proactive-teammate)
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Turn feedback into actions
Synthesize feedback from multiple sources into a reviewable artifact.
Data Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/feedback-synthesis)
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Clean and prepare messy data
Process tabular data without affecting the original.
Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/clean-messy-data)
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Query tabular data
Ask a question about a CSV, spreadsheet, export, or data folder.
Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/analyze-data-export)
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Review GitHub pull requests
Catch regressions and potential issues before human review.
Integrations Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/github-code-reviews)
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Manage your inbox
Have Codex find the emails that matter and write the replies in your voice.
Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/manage-your-inbox)
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Build responsive front-end designs
Turn screenshots and visual references into responsive UI with visual checks.
Front-end Design](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/frontend-designs)
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Understand large codebases
Trace request flows, map unfamiliar modules, and find the right files fast.
Engineering Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/codebase-onboarding)
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Build a Mac app shell
Use Codex to build a Mac-native SwiftUI app shell with a sidebar, detail pane, inspector...
macOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/macos-sidebar-detail-inspector)
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Use your computer with Codex
Let Codex click, type, and navigate apps on your Mac.
Knowledge Work Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/use-your-computer-with-codex)
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Automate bug triage
Turn daily bug reports into a prioritized list, then automate the sweep.
Automation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/automation-bug-triage)
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Generate slide decks
Manipulate pptx files and use image generation to automate slide creation.
Data Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/generate-slide-decks)
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Kick off coding tasks from Slack
Turn Slack threads into scoped cloud tasks.
Integrations Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/slack-coding-tasks)
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Make granular UI changes
Use Codex-Spark for fast, focused UI iteration in an existing app.
Front-end Design](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/make-granular-ui-changes)
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Coordinate new-hire onboarding
Prepare onboarding trackers, team summaries, and welcome-space drafts.
Integrations Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/new-hire-onboarding)
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Learn a new concept
Turn dense source material into a clear, reviewable learning report.
Knowledge Work Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/learn-a-new-concept)
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Upgrade your API integration
Upgrade your app to the latest OpenAI API models.
Evaluation Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/api-integration-migrations)
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Deploy an app or website
Build or update a web app, deploy a preview, and get a live URL.
Front-end Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/deploy-app-or-website)
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Turn Figma designs into code
Turn Figma selections into polished UI with structured design context and visual checks.
Front-end Design](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/figma-designs-to-code)
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QA your app with Computer Use
Click through real product flows and log what breaks.
Automation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/qa-your-app-with-computer-use)
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Analyze datasets and ship reports
Turn messy data into clear analysis and visualizations.
Data Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/datasets-and-reports)
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Complete tasks from messages
Turn iMessage threads into completed work across the apps involved.
Knowledge Work Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/complete-tasks-from-messages)
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Get from idea to proof of concept
Explore the concept visually with ImageGen and build a first version of your idea.
Front-end Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/idea-to-proof-of-concept)
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Create browser-based games
Define a game plan and let Codex build and test it in a live browser.
Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/browser-games)
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Iterate on difficult problems
Use Codex as a scored improvement loop to solve hard tasks.
Engineering Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/iterate-on-difficult-problems)
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Save workflows as skills
Create a skill Codex can keep on hand for work you repeat.
Engineering Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/reusable-codex-skills)
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Keep documentation up-to-date
Use code and other sources to automate docs updates.
Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/update-documentation)
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Build for iOS
Use Codex to scaffold, build, and debug SwiftUI apps for iPhone and iPad.
iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/native-ios-apps)
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Discover protein folding architectures
Turn protein-folding hypotheses into benchmarked experiment loops.
Sciences Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/discover-protein-folding-architectures)
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Refactor your codebase
Remove dead code and modernize legacy patterns without changing behavior.
Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/refactor-your-codebase)
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Add iOS app intents
Use Codex to make your app's actions and content available to Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight...
iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-app-intents)
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Build for macOS
Use Codex to scaffold, build, and debug native Mac apps with SwiftUI.
macOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/native-macos-apps)
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Adopt liquid glass
Use Codex to migrate an existing SwiftUI app to Liquid Glass with iOS 26 APIs and Xcode 26.
iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-liquid-glass)
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Add Mac telemetry
Use Codex to instrument one Mac feature with Logger, run the app, and verify the action from...
macOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/macos-telemetry-logs)
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Debug in iOS simulator
Use Codex and XcodeBuildMCP to drive your app in iOS Simulator, capture evidence, and...
iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-simulator-bug-debugging)
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Annotate scRNA-seq data
Review single-cell QC, annotations, and UMAPs in one thread.
Sciences Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/scrna-seq-post-count-qc)
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Prioritize drug targets
Rank drug targets across multiple evidence lanes.
Sciences Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/target-prioritization)
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Validate bulk RNA-seq inputs
Validate bulk RNA-seq inputs before differential expression.
Sciences Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/bulk-rna-seq-fastq-qc)
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Remediate a vulnerability backlog
Turn reviewed findings into minimal fixes with regression evidence.
Engineering Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/remediate-vulnerability-backlog)
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Run a deep security scan
Search an authorized repository deeply for plausible vulnerabilities.
Engineering Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/deep-security-scan)
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Scan code changes for security
Review a pull request or local diff for security regressions.
Engineering Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/scan-code-changes-for-security)
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Run code migrations
Migrate legacy stacks in controlled checkpoints.
Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/code-migrations)
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Refactor SwiftUI screens
Use Codex to split an oversized SwiftUI screen into small subviews without changing behavior...
iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-swiftui-view-refactor)
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Draft PRDs from internal context
Create product requirements documents from Linear, Slack, source documents, and meeting notes.
Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/draft-prds-from-sources)
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Forecast cash flow
Find the liquidity low point in an editable forecast workbook.
Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/cash-flow-forecast)
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Model a DCF valuation
Turn financial inputs into an editable valuation workbook.
Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/dcf-model)
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Review budget vs. actuals
Turn plan, actuals, and close notes into a variance workbook.
Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/budget-vs-actuals-review)
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Follow a goal
Give Codex a durable objective for long-running work.
Engineering Automation](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/follow-goals)
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Add evals to your AI application
Use Codex to turn expected behavior into a Promptfoo eval suite.
Evaluation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ai-app-evals)
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Turn user stories into UI mocks
Convert product feedback, issue threads, and design context into mockups your team can react...
Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/user-stories-to-ui-mocks)
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Bring your app to ChatGPT
Turn your use cases into focused apps for ChatGPT.
Integrations Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/chatgpt-apps)
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Build React Native apps with Expo
Go from a mobile-app idea to a working Expo app with the dedicated plugin.
Mobile Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/react-native-expo-apps)
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Create a CLI Codex can use
Give Codex a composable command for an API, log source, export, or team script.
Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/agent-friendly-clis)
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Prioritize Slack action items
Turn Slack threads and DMs into a ranked queue of next steps.
Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/slack-action-triage)
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Run verified operations
Run repeatable workflows and verify the result.
Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/verified-operations-workflows)
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Build and deploy internal apps
Turn a team workflow into a hosted internal app with Sites.
Front-end Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/build-and-deploy-internal-apps)
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Turn meetings into follow-ups
Convert Zoom meeting insights into actions across your tools.
Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/zoom-meeting-follow-ups)
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Audit dependency incidents
Turn a public package advisory into a safe repo-audit plan.
Engineering Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/dependency-incident-audits)
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Prepare meeting briefs
Turn calendar context into an agenda and notes plan.
Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/meeting-prep-briefs)
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Run event playbooks
Create repeatable workflows for event program management.
Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/event-launch-playbooks)
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